I can confirm the problem. The patch attached should fix this. Thank you for your report.
** Attachment added: "Force-depends fix" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/767634/+attachment/2081753/+files/patch ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/767634 Title: dpkg regression --force-depends -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs